1963 Davis Cup Eastern Zone

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The Eastern Zone was one of the three regional zones of the 1963 Davis Cup.

Contents

9 teams entered the Eastern Zone, with the winner going on to compete in the Inter-Zonal Zone against the winners of the America Zone and Europe Zone. [1] India defeated Japan in the final and progressed to the Inter-Zonal Zone. [2]

Draw

First Round
17–19 March
Colombo, Ceylon (clay)
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon 0
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4
Quarterfinals
27 March–7 April
Semifinals
19–22 April
Final
4–6 May
Poona, India
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
Flag of India.svg  India 4
Flag of India.svg  India 4
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg  Malaya 0
Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg  Malaya 3
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma 2
Flag of India.svg  India 3
Fukuoka, Japan
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 2
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 5
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 0
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4
Manila, Philippines
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg  Philippines 3

First round

Ceylon vs. Pakistan

Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Ceylon
0
Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association, Colombo, Ceylon [3]
17–19 March 1963
Clay
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
4
12345
1 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Raja Praesody
Munir Pirzada
1
6
3
6
4
6
   
2 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Gamini Perera
Sheikh Qutubuddin
4
6
4
6
1
6
   
3 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Senaka Kumara  /  Bernard Pinto
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed  /  Munir Pirzada
7
9
7
5
7
9
4
6
  
4 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Raja Praesody
Zulfiqar Rahim
1
6
6
3
1
6
6
2
4
6
 
5 Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Gamini Perera
Munir Pirzada
1
6
3
6
   not
completed

Quarterfinals

India vs. Pakistan

Flag of India.svg
India
4
Poona, India [4]
31 March–2 April 1963
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
1
12345
1 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Ramanathan Krishnan
Sheikh Qutubuddin
6
0
6
3
6
0
   
2 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Jaidip Mukerjea
Munir Pirzada
6
3
6
4
6
2
   
3 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Akhtar Ali  /  Jaidip Mukerjea
Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed  /  Munir Pirzada
3
6
5
7
6
3
6
4
6
2
 
4 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Jaidip Mukerjea
Sheikh Qutubuddin
6
2
6
3
6
4
   
5 Flag of India.svg
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Akhtar Ali
Zulfiqar Rahim
8
6
2
6
6
1
5
7
3
6
 

Malaya vs. Burma

Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Malaya
3
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya [5]
27–30 March 1963
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg
Burma
2
12345
1 Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg
Sultan-Aman Azman
Joe Ba Maung
4
6
6
1
6
3
6
1
  
2 Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg
Yoke-Yen Kwok
Than Lwin
4
6
2
6
2
6
   
3 Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg
Sultan-Aman Azman  /  Yoke-Yen Kwok
Joe Ba Maung  /  Than Lwin
16
14
6
0
3
6
1
6
6
4
 
4 Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg
Sultan-Aman Azman
Than Lwin
6
0
6
2
6
2
   
5 Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg
Yoke-Yen Kwok
Joe Ba Maung
4
6
5
7
2
6
   

Japan vs. South Korea

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
5
Fukuoka, Japan [6]
5–7 April 1963
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
South Korea
0
12345
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
Osamu Ishiguro
Lee Sang-yun
6
2
1
6
6
3
6
2
  
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
Koji Watanabe
Kim Doo-hwan
6
3
6
2
7
5
   
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
Michio Fujii  /  Atsushi Miyagi
Lee Sang-yun  /  Park Do-sung
3
6
6
0
6
2
6
1
  
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
Osamu Ishiguro
Kim Doo-hwan
6
2
6
2
6
0
   
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg
Koji Watanabe
Lee Sang-yun
6
4
2
6
6
3
6
2
  

Philippines vs. New Zealand

Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Philippines
3
Manila, Philippines [7]
29–31 March 1963
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1
12345
1 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Juan-Johnson José
Lew Gerrard
2
6
6
3
6
3
9
7
  
2 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Felicisimo Ampon
Ian Crookenden
4
6
6
4
1
6
6
4
6
1
 
3 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Raymundo Deyro  /  Juan-Johnson José
Lew Gerrard  /  Jeff Robson
4
6
3
6
6
3
3
6
  
4 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Felicisimo Ampon
Lew Gerrard
6
1
4
6
6
3
6
4
  
5 Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Flag of New Zealand.svg
Juan-Johnson José
Ian Crookenden
     not
played

Semifinals

Malaya vs. India

Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Malaya
0
Kuala Lumpur, Malaya [8]
19–22 April 1963
Flag of India.svg
India
4
12345
1 Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Flag of India.svg
Sultan-Aman Azman
Ramanathan Krishnan
1
6
1
6
0
6
   
2 Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Flag of India.svg
Billy Yap
Jaidip Mukerjea
1
6
0
6
2
6
   
3 Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Flag of India.svg
Sultan-Aman Azman  /  Yoke-Yen Kwok
Akhtar Ali  /  Jaidip Mukerjea
4
6
2
6
4
6
   
4 Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Flag of India.svg
Sultan-Aman Azman
Jaidip Mukerjea
2
6
2
6
3
6
   
5 Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg
Flag of India.svg
Billy Yap
Akhtar Ali
3
6
2
6
   not
completed

Japan vs. Philippines

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
4
Tokyo, Japan [9]
19–22 April 1963
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Philippines
1
12345
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Atsushi Miyagi
Juan-Johnson José
3
6
6
1
6
2
7
5
  
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Osamu Ishiguro
Felicisimo Ampon
6
3
6
0
3
6
6
3
  
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Michio Fujii  /  Atsushi Miyagi
Eduardo Dungo  /  Juan-Johnson José
6
4
3
6
7
5
8
6
  
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Osamu Ishiguro
Juan-Johnson José
6
0
2
6
1
6
8
10
  
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Atsushi Miyagi
Felicisimo Ampon
2
6
6
3
6
4
8
6
  

Final

Japan vs. India

Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
2
Tokyo, Japan [2]
3–7 May 1963
Flag of India.svg
India
3
12345
1 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg
Atsushi Miyagi
Ramanathan Krishnan
5
7
6
4
0
6
0
6
  
2 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg
Osamu Ishiguro
Jaidip Mukerjea
6
2
6
3
6
2
   
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg
Michio Fujii  /  Atsushi Miyagi
Premjit Lall  /  Jaidip Mukerjea
6
4
3
6
2
6
5
7
  
4 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg
Osamu Ishiguro
Ramanathan Krishnan
2
6
5
7
    
5 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Flag of India.svg
Atsushi Miyagi
Jaidip Mukerjea
6
3
6
2
3
6
7
5
  

References

  1. Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 495–506. ISBN   978-0942257700.
  2. 1 2 "Japan v India". daviscup.com.
  3. "Sri Lanka v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  4. "India v Pakistan". daviscup.com.
  5. "Malaya v Burma". daviscup.com.
  6. "Japan v South Korea". daviscup.com.
  7. "Philippines v New Zealand". daviscup.com.
  8. "Malaya v India". daviscup.com.
  9. "Japan v Philippines". daviscup.com.